The Winery Wairau Cove of South Island

Winery Wairau Cove
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Indevin.
It is ranked in the top 485 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Wairau Cove is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Wairau Cove wines

Looking for the best Winery Wairau Cove wines in South Island among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Wairau Cove wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Wairau Cove wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Wairau Cove

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Wairau Cove

How Winery Wairau Cove wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, tuna and cream cheese pie or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Wairau Cove

On the nose the white wine of Winery Wairau Cove. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Wairau Cove. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Wairau Cove

  • 2019With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Wairau Cove.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

Two Paddocks, owned by actor Sam Neill, had thought the Last Chance vineyard was the world's most southerly (at 45°15'). But several major Patagonian projects are underway at around 45 to 46°, and Argentina can currently claim the honor for Alejandro Bulgheroni's new vineyard at Sarmiento (45°60'). The viticultural zone covers the mountainous area around the tourist resort town of Queenstown on the eastern side of the Southern Alps. The exact boundaries and sub-regional divisions are not official, but a geographic indication is in the pipeline.

Wineries are scattered around several distinct sub-regions: Gibbston, Alexandra, Wanaka and the Cromwell Basin, itself home to Bendigo, Bannockburn and Lowburn. Lakes Dunstan, Wakatipu and Wanaka all contribute to the terroir as well, along with the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers. Gold brought the first settlers to the region in the 1860s, and most of the towns in this Part of Otago have a Rich gold-mining history. The first vines were planted during this time by a French migrant but, unlike in the Sierra Foothills region of California where the European settlers provided a steady demand for wines, the tough, transient Otago miners had no interest in drinking wine, preferring beer and spirits.

The top red wines of Winery Wairau Cove

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Wairau Cove

How Winery Wairau Cove wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish tagine, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or potjevleesch (meat in a pot).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Wairau Cove

On the nose the red wine of Winery Wairau Cove. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Wairau Cove. is a .

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Wairau Cove

  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Wairau Cove.

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery Wairau Cove

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Wairau Cove

How Winery Wairau Cove wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), veal cutlets with savoy tomme or chinchards with white wine and grapes.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Wairau Cove

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Wairau Cove. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Wairau Cove

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Wairau Cove.

  • Chardonnay
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Wairau Cove

Planning a wine route in the of South Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Wairau Cove.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Wairau Cove and wines from the region

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An overview of the Rully appellation

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The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.